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Enrique M. Saldarriaga
Health Economist. PhD student & Research Assistant, The CHOICE Institute
Education
University of Washington
PhD student Health Economics
Seattle, WA
2022 (expected)
Dissertation: The value of reducing uncertainty of HIV-prevalence estimates at the zip code level
University Cayetano Heredia
MS Epidemiology
Lima, Peru
2015
Thesis: Income-Elasticity of Body Mass Index across categories of wealth
University of the Pacific
BS Economics
Lima, Peru
2011
Thesis: Cost-benefit analysis of enhancing the primary care in Peru
Research Experience
Research Assistant
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Sept. 2017 – present
Conducted supervised independent research in economic evaluation of competing alternatives for healthcare, mathematical modeling of cervical cancer and HIV, preferences elicitation, econometric modeling, spatial analysis and disease mapping of infectious diseases.
Unit Chief, Vice Ministry of Healthcare and Insurance
Ministry of Health
Lima, Peru
Apr. – Aug. 2017
Lead the creation of an intelligence unit to help monitoring general performance, achievements, and deficiencies of all healthcare facilities under the purview of the Ministry.
Researcher
School of Public Health, University Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru
Jul. 2014 – Mar. 2017
Conducted economic evaluations of new technologies for screening and treatment of sexually transmitted disease and public policy analysis of the healthcare system.
Selected Publications
Household socioeconomic status modifies the association between neighborhood SES and obesity in a nationally representative sample of first grade children in the United States
Preventive Medicine Reports 20, 101207 (2020)
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2020
Miller, M., Saldarriaga, E.M. & Jones-Smith, J.C.
Effectiveness of adherence to a renal health program in a health network in Peru.
Revista de Saudé Pública. 2020;54(7)
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2020
Bravo-Zúñiga J., Saldarriaga E.M., Chavez-Gomez R., et al.
Challenges and Priorities: Peruvian policy in adolescents and youth
Lima, PE: The United Nations System in Peru; 2018 Sep p. 82.
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2018
Lescano A., Antiporta D., Luna A., Saldarriaga E.M., et al.
Selected manuscripts under review
HIV-prevalence mapping using Small Area Estimation in Kenya, Tanzania, and Mozambique at the first sub-national level
Annals of Global Health, Accepted
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2021
Saldarriaga, E.M.
The Annual Costs of Treating Genital Warts in the Public Healthcare Sector in Peru
BMC Health Services, Accepted
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2021
Saldarriaga, E.M., Cárcamo, C., Babigumira, J., García, J.
Assessing payers’ preferences for Real World Evidence in the United States: A Discrete Choice Experiment
Second review
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Saldarriaga, EM, Hauber, B., Carlson, J.J., Barthold, D., Veenstra, D.L., Devine, B.
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of A Program to Delay Progression to Dialysis and Death Among CKD Patients in Lima, Peru
Second review
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Saldarriaga, EM, Bravo-Zúñiga J, Hurtado-Roca Y., Suarez V.
Selected Conference Presentations
Assessment of Payers’ Preferences for Real World Evidence: A Discrete Choice Experiment
International Health Economics Association (iHEA)
Virtual
2021
Saldarriaga EM, Hauber B, Carlson J, Barthold D, Veenstra D, Devine B
Health Mass Index: Obesity Metrics to Reflect Health Rather Than Growth
Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM)
Portland, Oregon
2019
Saldarriaga EM, Basu A.
SABES: A cost effective TasP intervention to identify and treat recent HIV infections
Clinic on Meaningful Modeling of Epidemiological Data (MMED)
Cape Town, South Africa
2019
Saldarriaga EM, Ulrich AK, Adamson BJ, Duerr A.
Income-Elasticity of the Body Mass Index. Results from a Peruvian Household Survey
International Society for Pharmaceuticals and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
New Orleans, Louisiana
2019
Saldarriaga EM, Carcamo C. C.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant in the Certificate in Health Economics and Outcomes Research
The CHOICE Institute, University of Washington
Seattle, WA
2020 - present
Lecturer in Economics
School of Public Health, University Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru
2015 - 2016
Teaching Asssistant in Microeconomics and Econometrics
School of Economics, University of the Pacific
Lima, Peru
2010 - 2014
Honors
2021 Louis Sr. and Marilyn Garrosin Endowed Prize in Health Policy and Economics
The CHOICE Institute, University of Washington.
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2021
Rubenstein Endowment Grant to support Dissertation research.
School of Pharmacy, University of Washington.
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2021
Stergachis Endowed Fellowship for International Exchange Award.
Department of Global Health, University of Washington.
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2018
Full-tuition Scholarship for the MS in Epidemiology.
School of Public Health, University Cayetano Heredia
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2015
Service
Graduate student representative in the School of Pharmacy Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council (DEIC)
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2020 - present
Reviewer Journal of Biomedical Informatics & Value in Health Regional Issues
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2020 - present
Student representative in the CHOICE Institute PhD Admission Committee
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2020
President of the University of Washington’s ISPOR Student Chapter
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2019 - 2020